Talk about precision...

Statsman1 · 03-21-2023, 07:49 PM

...I just noticed (and then went and checked previous versions) that certain statistics, while traditionally shown to 3 decimal places, are being presented to the 4th decimal place in the Season & Career Records.

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THIS IS NOT A GRIPE!

I am just curious as to why there would be a decision that certain statistics, historically presented to the 1/1,000th, would be shown to the 1/10,000th in this place.

I know there are others that are showing to the 1/100th that generally only show to the 1/10th (WAR, for instance, or any per-9-IP stat), so I guess that's related...just seems a bit odd, looking at it that...precisely. Winning percentage, on the other hand, retains its usual to-the-thousandth reporting.

Matt Arnold · 03-21-2023, 07:55 PM

Generally speaking, on career leaderboards, an extra decimal place is used to help break ties and just give a little more precision on the mark.

Statsman1 · 03-21-2023, 07:59 PM

OK, I like that, insofar is if you are only displaying ONE name, it looks a bit odd, but if you go to the lifetime / career leaders list, having that extra digit is a great thing to see.

Thanks, Matt!

Syd Thrift · 03-22-2023, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Generally speaking, on career leaderboards, an extra decimal place is used to help break ties and just give a little more precision on the mark.

So you're gonna add that extra digit of precision on batting average and not homeruns? smdh anti-HR bias

03-21-2023, 07:49 PM	#1
Statsman1 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Marmora, Ontario, Canada Posts: 340	Talk about precision... ...I just noticed (and then went and checked previous versions) that certain statistics, while traditionally shown to 3 decimal places, are being presented to the 4th decimal place in the Season & Career Records. <see attached screenshot> *THIS IS NOT A GRIPE!* I am just curious as to why there would be a decision that certain statistics, historically presented to the 1/1,000th, would be shown to the 1/10,000th in this place. I know there are others that are showing to the 1/100th that generally only show to the 1/10th (WAR, for instance, or any per-9-IP stat), so I guess that's related...just seems a bit odd, looking at it that...precisely. Winning percentage, on the other hand, retains its usual to-the-thousandth reporting. Attached Images __________________ Statsman1 Last edited by Statsman1; 03-21-2023 at 07:51 PM. Reason: Added more blather.

03-21-2023, 07:59 PM	#3
Statsman1 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Marmora, Ontario, Canada Posts: 340	OK, I like that, insofar is if you are only displaying ONE name, it looks a bit odd, but if you go to the lifetime / career leaders list, having that extra digit is a great thing to see. Thanks, Matt! __________________ Statsman1

03-21-2023, 07:55 PM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,753	Generally speaking, on career leaderboards, an extra decimal place is used to help break ties and just give a little more precision on the mark.